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Baked Turkey and Rice with Black Beans

Teresa Ambra
Baked Turkey and Rice with Black Beans is a succulent one-dish meal. It contains turkey, wild rice, black beans, onions, diced tomatoes with chilies, carrots, yellow bell pepper and lots of Monterey Jack cheese. It's the perfect way to use up leftover Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey! Even your kids will enjoy this comforting casserole.
3.75 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Turkey/Chicken Main Dish
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 15
Calories 369 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9x13" glass baking dish
  • 1 large sauce pan
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 large skillet
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
  • 1 vegetable peeler
  • aluminum foil

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups turkey or chicken, chopped
  • 10 oz. bag Wild Rice Blend or other wild rice blend
  • 3 cups turkey broth or chicken broth
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper diced
  • 1/2 cup carrots peeled and sliced thinly
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 15 oz. can black beans rinsed and drained
  • 10 oz. can diced tomatoes with green chilies undrained
  • 3 cups Monterey Jack cheese grated, or a hot Pepper Jack cheese if you prefer spicy

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Prepare rice using turkey or chicken broth.
  • Bring to a boil and continue simmering over medium heat for about 20-25 minutes or until rice is cooked through. Set aside.
  • In a large skillet, pour olive oil.
  • Add onion, bell pepper and carrots and sauté about 5-10 minutes until veggies are tender. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the sautéed veggies, cooked rice, turkey, black beans, tomatoes with green chilies and 2 cups cheese.
  • Spread into a 9x13” glass baking dish that’s been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Cover with foil.
  • Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
  • Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top of casserole.
  • Bake an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese melts.

Notes

NOTE: You can substitute chicken for the turkey, yellow saffron rice for the wild rice blend, and pinto beans for the black beans in the recipe for a little different flavor.
 
Recipe source: inspired from Southern Living.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 369kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 27gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 366mgPotassium: 782mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 936IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 231mgIron: 3mg
Keyword black beans, casserole, leftover turkey, main dish, monterey jack cheese, turkey
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